SECTION 559.23. Relocation

(a) A license holder must not relocate a facility to another location without approval from DADS. The license holder must submit a complete application and the fee required under §98.21 of this title (relating to License Fees) to DADS before the relocation.

(b) Clients must not be relocated until the new building has been inspected and approved as meeting the standards of the Life Safety Code, NFPA 101, 2000 edition, as applicable to adult day care facilities.

(c) Following Life Safety Code, NFPA 101, 2000 edition, approval by DADS, the license holder must notify DADS of the date clients will be relocated. If the new facility meets the standards for operation based on an on-site survey, a license will be issued.

(d) The effective date of this license will be the date all clients are relocated.

(e) The license holder must continue to maintain the license at the current location and must continue to meet all requirements for operation of the facility until the date of the relocation.

Source Note: The provisions of this §559.23 adopted to be effective May 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 3370; amended to be effective April 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 1749; transferred effective January 15, 2021, as published in the Texas Register December 18, 2020, 45 TexReg 9249